oh yah! whats up with all the mergers- it makes it impossible to write out bills anymore. almost every company changes its name bc of a merger. 1st natl bank gcastle, att to cingular then back to att, storage units, etc.

Maybe now they will finally install DSL capable phone lines in the areas in the county that do not have them yet. I doubt it but one can hope. I'm getting sick and tired of being limited to dial up internet access.

This becomes outrageous! How many millions of dollars will it cost to make this name change? The building signs, the trucks, the uniforms, the stationery and billing materials, etc. And who pays for it? The telephone subscribers! And will this name change improve telephone service? NO!

Remember all that it was the Federal Government that broke everything up years ago and allowed every Tom, Dick and Harry to get into the business. How many are still around ? Few, few and fewer. Embarq soon to be Centurylink will still be the same as it was when it was United Telephone.. Even though it is public utility and answers to the PUC the name of the game is still to supply shareholder dividends..

dude what time frame are u from. I had dsl through Sprint/Embarq for years with PA.net

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Maybe now they will finally install DSL capable phone lines in the areas in the county that do not have them yet. I doubt it but one can hope. I'm getting sick and tired of being limited to dial up internet access.

dude what time frame are u from. I had dsl through Sprint/Embarq for years with PA.net<quoted text>

Tried to get DSL through Embarq and through Comcast and was told by both that the phone lines in my area are not DSL capable. Embarq said back in Jan that they planned on running new lines within the next few months. 5 months and counting.

<quoted text>Tried to get DSL through Embarq and through Comcast and was told by both that the phone lines in my area are not DSL capable. Embarq said back in Jan that they planned on running new lines within the next few months. 5 months and counting.

It has to be cost effective before all remote areas are served. You may pay 24.95 a month for DSL and it costs the company 50.00 a month to supply the service because of so few customers in that area. Duh..

This is actually great news for our area. Embarq, as an offshoot of Sprint's local phone division, was toiling away in archaic technology that was outdated and inefficient.

CenturyTel, the company that acquired Embarq, is a pioneer in fiber-optic technology in the Western US... much like Verizon (Local, not wireless) is doing in most of the Eastern US with their FiOS service (providing super fast broadband, television and phone service at a fraction of the cost that Comcast/Embarq provide).

There seems to be a lot of confusion about broadband technologies; but maybe we can answer some questions here instead of just rampant complaining.

One thing I'll say fromt he tech perspective; DSL is a dying technology and will likely go the wayside of dial-up in the next 5-10 years... depending upon how quickly fiber lines can be run, if internet-over-power is a feasible option and if the government can provide incentives (or mandates) to provide broadband to rural customers.

This is actually great news for our area. Embarq, as an offshoot of Sprint's local phone division, was toiling away in archaic technology that was outdated and inefficient.CenturyTel, the company that acquired Embarq, is a pioneer in fiber-optic technology in the Western US... much like Verizon (Local, not wireless) is doing in most of the Eastern US with their FiOS service (providing super fast broadband, television and phone service at a fraction of the cost that Comcast/Embarq provide).There seems to be a lot of confusion about broadband technologies; but maybe we can answer some questions here instead of just rampant complaining.One thing I'll say fromt he tech perspective; DSL is a dying technology and will likely go the wayside of dial-up in the next 5-10 years... depending upon how quickly fiber lines can be run, if internet-over-power is a feasible option and if the government can provide incentives (or mandates) to provide broadband to rural customers.

I don't know where you got your data but Verizon costs more for their service than comcast when you get all three, telephone, tv(HD), and internet service. Comcast and Verizon both use the same tv boxes so get the facts first.

The phone line on my road, where there is no white or yellow painted lines, is 35 years old, per Embarq and definately not DSL. There is no cable here either. Comcast said I'd have to pay $2000.00 to get it installed. Wow! I am out in the boonies in south central PA, Franklin Co, near MD line. I have finally got wireless internet from Clearspring, Md. So yes, some people are really limited.

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